loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor
great emperor; ... the Great
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
based on; built on; made from
script; screenplay; scenario
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
banning of books; banned book
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
so many (that one would want to sell some); more than enough; lots; plenty
severe punishment; rigorous measures
listings magazine; informational magazine
to go underground; to go into hiding
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
condition; state of preservation
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
amount of light; quantity of light
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
misrepresentation; false statement
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume